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Kao ovaj zeko maliimala baš uvijek sreće,po stazama tvog životacvjetalo Ti divno cvijeće.Ona pjesma na ĆIMENU,što si lijepo iskazalai autor ti iste pjesme,od sveg srca kaže hvala!Kao autor, ja Ti dajemovu knjigu za nagradu,nek' Ti ona bude spomenna junačkom tvome radu.U životu sretna bila,ostvarila svoje snove,iskreno ti ovo želi:Mali Zeko knjige ove!

Like this little bunny, mayfortune always come your way;on the pathways of your lifemay fair flowers bloom each day.And that poem on the čimenyou recited well and true —he who wrote that very poemsends his heartfelt thanks to you!As the author, here I handyou this book to be your prize;let it be a keepsake ofyour heroic enterprise!May you live a happy life,may your dreams come true — and lookwho sincerely wishes you:Little Bunny from this book!

Translator's note. Written in a copy of his children's book Zekina sreća (“Bunny's Luck”), given as a prize to a pupil of the Marijanci primary school who had recited his poem; the bunny of the book signs it.